The Customer Is Always Wrong

Mimi Pond's The Customer Is Always Wrong (2017–present, Drawn & Quarterly) is a single-issue comic that serves as a tart, deadpan slice-of-life meditation on the trials of food service, drawn from the cartoonist's own experiences. Pond, the sole writer and artist, captures the weary humor and quiet dignity of working a thankless job, turning the mundane chaos of a diner into a sharply observed character study. It's a compact, potent snapshot of labor and resilience from a seasoned cartoonist known for her wry, empathetic storytelling.